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= Introduction: Lesson 13 =

Teacher Modeled: Read Aloud - //Lydia’s Journey// (Students do not have the selection, therefore teacher’s need to make copies from the TE.)
 * 1) In paragraph 2 who is speaking? How do you know?
 * 2) Circle the verbs found in paragraph 4. Which verbs are used to describe the action of the children?
 * 3) In paragraph 6, the author tells us that Lydia’s cousin is British. Why is his nationality important to the selection?
 * 4) After reading paragraphs 7 and 8, underline details of what Lydia says and does. Based on these details, how would you describe her? Use at least two details from the selection to support your answer.
 * 5) After reading the selection, which details from the text supports the idea that the information Lydia delivered to General Washington’s army prevented an attack and she changed history. Underline the details.

Title 1 is a narrative nonfiction about Molly Hays (Molly Pitcher), a female heroine during the American Revolution. Title 2 is a play that tells the story of Lydia, also a female heroine during the American Revolution.

Student Outcomes:
The following skills will be reinforced through close reading and questions: structure,important details, inferences, compare and contrast settings, compare and contrast structure, figurative language, and point of view


 * =Title 1: //"They Called Her Molly Pitcher"//= || =Title 2: //A Spy for Freedom//= ||
 * = Questions: =
 * 1) After reading page 330, what purpose does the introductory paragraph serve?
 * 2) After reading paragraph 4, what was the role of women who followed soldiers to Valley Forge? Use details from the selection
 * 3) On pages 331 and 332 the author describes the soldiers in two different settings. How do the settings affect the soldiers?
 * 4) In the first paragraph of page 334, the author uses both literal and figurative language to describe an event. What is the event? Why does the author use figurative language in addition to literal language? Is the figurative language used an example of a simile or metaphor?
 * 5) In the second to last paragraph on page 337, what is happening in the battle between the British and the Americans? Why did the author include this information?
 * 6) Provide four details from pages 337 and 338 that provide evidence of George Washington’s strong leadership.
 * 7) Is the story being told in the first-person or third person? How do you know? || =Questions:=
 * 8) How does the author use parentheses?
 * 9) Compare and contrast the structure of //Lydia’s Journey// and //A Spy for Freedom//. ||

= Summative Questions: = Describe Molly’s act of bravery. How did Molly’s acts of bravery shape history?

Describe Lydia’s act of bravery. How did Lydia’s acts of bravery shape history?

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